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Rise & Fall of the Canton Trade System Gallery: PEOPLE / cwPT_1760-80_2006AV3115_VA |
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Glass painting, ca. 1760-80, Museum No: FE.26-1970 Victoria & Albert, Guangzhou, China, This painting was done on the back of a sheet of glass. Because the viewer sees the picture by looking through the glass, the artist - who works only on the back of it
Glass painting, ca. 1760-80
Victoria & Albert Museum
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